Lung is a target organ for the toxicity of inhalated compounds. The respiratory tract is
frequently exposed to elevated concentrations of these compounds and become the primary …

Microplastics in the environment produced by decomposition of globally increasing waste
plastics have become a dominant component of both water and air pollution. To examine the …

Air pollution has been recognized as a global health problem, causing around 7 million
deaths worldwide and representing one of the highest environmental crises that we are now …

Engineered nanoparticles offer great promise in many industrial and biomedical
applications, however little information is available about gastrointestinal toxicity. The …

Abrasion dusts from three types of commercially available non-steel brake pads were
generated by a brake dynamometer at disk temperatures of 200, 300 and 400° C. The …

Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has gradually become a widespread problem in East
Asia. PM may cause unfamiliar inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and pulmonary …

Background Evidence shows that individuals who are under long-term exposure to
environmental PM 2.5 are at increased risk of lung cancer. Various laboratory experiments …

Reports on the effects of PM 10 from dust storm on lung cells are limited. The main purpose
of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and in vitro toxicological impacts of …

Abrasion tests were conducted using a brake dynamometer to determine the antimony (Sb)
emission factor originating from automobiles. Abrasion dusts from commercially available …

Over the past few decades nanotechnology and material science has progressed extremely
rapidly. Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) owing to their unique magnetic properties have a …